Stag-headed rhyton with Theseus and Heracles

deer head rhyton replica for sale

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The rhyton is shaped like a stag's head with large branching horns. At the base of the handle is a female head in relief, and at the top the handle itself ends in the shape of a lion with its front paws on the mouth of the horn. Two mythological scenes are depicted on the horns: Theseus, with his chlamys unfurled, felled the Marathon bull, who ravages Attica, and Heracles in his lion's skin has captured the Cerinean doe of Artemis.
The deer is a symbol of longevity, nobility and kindness. It was these qualities that the ancient Thracians wished for their guests, while they ritually drank from the vessels.

  • The golden treasure was found in Panagyurişe, Plovdiv
  • The end of IV – the beginning. in the 3rd century BC.

    The golden ritual service includes a phial (dish) and eight rhytons (cups) with different zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms. It is considered, that during the ritual feasts the warriors who merited the battle sat in a circle and handed each other the phials and rhytons filled with wine. It is considered, that the amphora was used in the "twinning" ritual. The treasure belonged to an as yet unknown Thracian ruler of the Odrisi tribe, ruled at the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 3rd century BC.
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    Галерия “Sibyl Art”

    "Sibila Art" Gallery is the first store in Bulgaria, offering replicas and replicas of Prehistoric treasures and exhibits, Antiquity and the Middle Ages discovered in the Bulgarian lands. You may find us at the following address.

    Replica / a copy of the rhyton

    The replica of the rhyton is precisely made and slightly reduced compared to the original, coming as close as possible in terms of weight as well.. We can proudly add, that it is the best of its kind. It's the height 19 cm, and the width 15 cm.

    We offer two variants of production:

  • One replica is made of copper with 24 carat gold plating, and the more massive version is made of brass again 24 carat gold plating.
  • We offer replicas of the other vessels from the Panagyur treasure.
  • Specially made luxury wooden box, lined inside with velvet, complements the uniqueness of the gift.

    We will be glad to have you visit us in The National History Museum, Sofia in Residence “Бояна”, where you can see for yourself the precise and masterful craftsmanship of all our replicas and replicas.

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